NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Urology Physician NPI 1689605404 MD
Verify on CMS → Bashir Azher, MD
Urology Physician in Bullhead City, Arizona.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 13,606 in Urology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 440 beneficiaries · Urology Physician avg: 1K
MIPS score
30/100
▼ 54 pts below national avg 83.5 · Below average
Industry payments
$29.14
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Bashir Azher, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 30/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 1,337 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 30/100
- MIPS score · -53 vs avg
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥3rd
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Bashir Azher, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1689605404), first enumerated 07/06/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 1,337 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 30/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$29.14 in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1689605404 · Urology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-LOW · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1689605404
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MID 14K Urology Physician
- MIPS-LOW 30/100
- RX-MID 1,337
- BOOK-THIN 264 in Arizona
- PHOTO-FINISH Sherif El-Masry, MD · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Azher · this pro…
Azher · this provider
30 MIPS pts
- Michael Nickas ·…
Michael Nickas
30 MIPS pts
- Sherif El-Masry,…
Sherif El-Masry, MD
30 MIPS pts
- David Gould, M.D…
David Gould, M.D.
30 MIPS pts
- Michael Langley,…
Michael Langley, MD
30 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Bashir Azher, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
30 ≥ 3rd percentile 3% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Bashir Azher, MD sits
This provider among urology physician peers
Across the 4,091 urology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Bashir Azher, MD writes more Part D claims than 53% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 4% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one urology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Bashir Azher, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Bashir Azher, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Bashir Azher, MD?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Urology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
1,337 1% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
30/100 53.5 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Arizona
How Urology Physician compares to other specialties among Arizona providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Bashir Azher, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Urology Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 30/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1689605404 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Urology Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 07/06/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
30
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
0
Quality
100
Cost
Reporting: Individual
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Bashir Azher, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$29
Largest payer
Teleflex LLC
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
1,337
Total Claims
$373K
Total Drug Cost
440
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 2,651.667
- Total Day Supply
- 66,235
- Generic Drug Cost
- $19K
- Opioid Claims
- 55 (4.1% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 499
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 75.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.65
- Gender Split
- 15% female / 85% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 23, 65-74: 204, 75-84: 152, 85+: 61
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Bashir Azher, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl
Ciprofloxacin Hcl
354 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl
Tamsulosin Hcl
299 claims
- Finasteride
Finasteride
275 claims
- Bicalutamide 86
Bicalutamide
86 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-T… 56
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim
56 claims
- Acetaminophen-Code… 55
Acetaminophen-Codeine
55 claims
- Levofloxacin 49
Levofloxacin
49 claims
- Xtandi 25
Xtandi
25 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 354 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | 299 |
| Finasteride | 275 |
| Bicalutamide | 86 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 56 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine Acetaminophen With Codeine | 55 |
| Levofloxacin | 49 |
| Xtandi Enzalutamide | 25 |
| Fluconazole | 12 |
| Testosterone Cypionate | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Urology Physician Overview
How Bashir Azher, MD fits within the Urology Physician landscape nationally.
13,606
Urology Physician Providers in US
54
States with Urology Physician
1,354
Avg Claims per Provider
Bashir Azher, MD's 1,337 claims are below the specialty average of 1,354.
Nationwide Urology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Azher, both outside Arizona so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (30 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Urology Physician Providers in Arizona
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Arizona, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Azher.
One of 264 Urology Physician providers enrolled in Arizona, 5 are shown here.
Haidar Abdul-Muhsin
M.B.CH.B.
Scottsdale, AZ
Dr. Jonathan Agins
MD
Goodyear, AZ
Dr. Kian Ahmadieh
MD
Gilbert, AZ
Dr. Bernice Alcanzo
MD
Tucson, AZ
Dr. Erik Alexander
MD
Scottsdale, AZ
Compare Urology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Bashir Azher, MD's specialty? ▼
Bashir Azher, MD specializes in Urology Physician and practices in Bullhead City, Arizona. Credentials: MD.
How much does Bashir Azher, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Bashir Azher, MD wrote 1,337 Medicare Part D claims totaling $373K in drug costs for 440 beneficiaries.
What is Bashir Azher, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Bashir Azher, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 30/100 (Quality: 0, Cost: 100). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Bashir Azher, MD located? ▼
Bashir Azher, MD is located at 1467 PALMA RD, Bullhead City, AZ, 86442. Phone: (928) 763-5110.
What is Bashir Azher, MD's NPI number? ▼
Bashir Azher, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689605404, issued on 07/06/2006.
Does Bashir Azher, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Bashir Azher, MD had 55 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 4.1%.
How many Urology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 13,606 Urology Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Urology Physician provider writes 1,354 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Bashir Azher, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Bashir Azher, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Ciprofloxacin Hcl, Tamsulosin Hcl, Finasteride. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Bashir Azher, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Bashir Azher, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,337 Part D claims and 440 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Bashir Azher, MD's credentials? ▼
Bashir Azher, MD's NPI is 1689605404 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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